I know there’s threads on old tires change out after x amount of time on every day tires but got me thinking. Not that they’re going on any time soon but I’ve got a set of snow tires that I’ve had since 2012 and a lot of tread left. They haven’t been mounted on the car since the end of 2014/15 season but when should I look at them being too old. Condition by the eye looks great with never any curbing to them.
Snow tires how old is to old to use
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My Nokian winter tyres are from 2011 and still going strong. I use them approx4-5 months over winter and then store in a dry shed.
Visual inspection shows no cracking, damage or delamination effects. Will prob replace after next winter tho purely out of caution.
Visual inspection shows no cracking, damage or delamination effects. Will prob replace after next winter tho purely out of caution.
I would echo exactly what what Chris_D has said, mine could be older but appear near perfect and I asked the local tyre guy whether they are considered too old, his response was to use them with a bit of caution, these were on our Series 1. Expected him to say, get rid and buy another set! missed sales opportunity.
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Continental suggest 10 years max....depending on condition...I would imagine any sidewalk cracking indicates a change is required on a high performance car!
Cheers guys thanks. Got to love honest salesmen. I was hoping to get a few more seasons out of them so gives me a good idea of what I’m looking at. When I change them out I always dig out my log too and write down date and mileage to know exactly what's been put on summer/winter tires when swapping them around it gives a good piece of mind knowing just how much you put on them to how they last.Interestingly tyres age and side-walls will start to crack when they are not used, sunlight and atmospherics do relatively little harm. When they are used the oil based carbon black in the compound 'lubricates' the material keeping it supple. I once bought a garaged 3 year old car with 250 miles on it and the tyres were cracked to hell, conversely I found two tyres on a low mileage but regularly used 12 year old car were original and fine.